understate
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understated, past tense; understated, past participle; understates, 3rd person singular present; understating, present participle;
/ˌəndərˈstāt/,
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understated, past tense; understated, past participle; understates, 3rd person singular present; understating, present participle;
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Describe or represent (something) as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is
- - the press has understated the extent of the problem
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- represent as less significant or important
- (Understating) Minimisation is a type of deceptionGuerrero, L., Anderson, P., Afifi, W. (2007). Close Encounters: Communication in Relationships (2nd ed.). Los Angeles: Sage Publications. involving denial coupled with rationalisation in situations where complete denial is implausible. ...
- to state something with less completeness than needed; to minimise or downplay; to state something with a lack of emphasis, in order to express irony; to state a quantity that is too low